Posted on 09/27/2019 4:18:31 PM PDT by BenLurkin
Amazon AMZN, -0.08% is building a series of new devices where we can wear Alexa in our ears, over our eyes, around our fingers, and keep her (it?) in our pocket. As a result, Alexa can be affordably plugged into every room in our home, accompany us in our vehicle, become our hi-fi sound system, keep order to our daily meal planning and simplify Wi-Fi around the house.
With this expanded offering, we are going to see Alexa adoption grow fast and Amazon’s consumer data grow even faster.
Early in 2019, Amazon touted a vague but inspiring number of 100 million Alexa-powered devices sold. Now not every one of these were made by Amazon, but all the other companies are paying to license its technology. And so now we order those Kleenex, accessories and an endless stream of unnecessariness by just saying the word. Don’t believe me? I have an extra fire pit and about 100 Clif bars I never intend to eat. Thanks, Alexa.
So don’t scoff at the idea of Alexa-powered eyeglasses or a stylish ring (Echo Loop) that you can talk to and that sends a quick jolt to let you know you have new notification.
Suddenly users will have three or four Alexa devices per person, per household, and that 100 million quickly grows to more than a billion devices, all of which track, monitor and offer immediate gratification of our every need. They will order our groceries, book our dinner reservation, play our favorite songs and more.
All this will feed the data machine that enables Amazon to know even more about what we listen to, who we call, where we go to dinner, our favorite travel destinations and, well, pretty much everything.
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Mine either. Not an Apple product in sight.
One of mine gets set up next to a radio when Rush’s show is on
Tell me about it!
Installing some espionage device just because it’s “helpful” is right out.
Everyone has an opinion.
You know ...that’s sad. but probably true.
True, but schools have, under the influence of progressives such as Bill Ayers, been sucking them out if they’re able.
Put me down as unmutual.
What would be bad is your house giving you "back talk."
It's only Tuesday, you better not be calling in sick to work!
You HAD a bowl of ice cream, why are you getting another?
That would be a big N. O.
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“I can even use it to lock my car and to find out how much gas is in it”
The rest of us have that ability already. We don’t need a nanny-state spy to do that for us.
Alexa = “1984 Writ Large” ... who would have ever thunk when we read that book that we would voluntarily and happily PAY to have these spy device installed into our lives?
I got divorced because I got tired of having a woman constantly telling me what I was doing wrong.
“I Aim to Misbehave”
Mal from Firefly
Excellent question? WHY?
IMHO, anyone that has one of these devil machines anywhere near themselves is stoopid.
Alexa video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvT_gqs5ETk
Not mine.
If we keep embracing and supporting this stuff with brainwashed mass consumerism it will be. I would like to see more folks have the will power to just say “no, I don’t need it” so that some of these ideas just go away. But we just can’t live without our toys...
The time is ripe for Apple to finally launch the iCrap.
Town ever allow the Internet into your home
HahahahaHAHAHAhahaha...any device like this in our house will get flushed. We still think for ourselves here
I’ve already posted in FitBit community forum that I WILL NOT buy any product with the Alexa spy in it.
I have an iPhone, but have turned off Siri on it, and my MacBook Pro has the Siri app installed, but it’s never been opened, or set up. I have an Amazon Kindle Fire, but have turned off Alexa on that.
Haha...iLike... (I’m trademark in that)
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